The Coat-hanger at Dusk
Sydney is home to the largest natural harbour in the world. There is little wonder why it takes so much time to get around the harbour. I discovered that the best way to cover the harbour is by using the state-run ferries that operate from Darling Harbour and Circular Quay to a range of destinations, [...]
Rockin’ in the free world!
My tutorial on “Shooting from the Pit” is one that is widely referenced across the Internet by individuals who would like to come back with some good memories from a concert that they are very passionate about. I found myself following my own tutorial (and that is probably a good sign) after going to a [...]
Sunrise at the Jaws of Death
The last few days have been a bit gloomy here in Victoria. We’ve had an awful lot of rain, and I just felt that there is a good case to post something cheerful – like the perfect sunrise on a Christmas morning photographed at the Balconies at Grampians National Park in December 2010. Sometimes, life [...]
Spirit leaving
After a bit of cabin feer this weekend, I wandered down to the beach – my usual sanctuary on days when I feel I need to leave life behind. As my timing would have it, I arrived just as the Spirit of Tasmania was leaving the Port on an evening when the wind had picked [...]
Spiegel season is here
An annual occurrence every summer in Melbourne, the Spiegeltent is back for one more year, outside the Arts Centre. I’ve never attended any of the performances, but I am told that it is something that is very, very symbolic of the spirit of Melbourne. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook + this on Google+ [...]
Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar
There are a couple of these around India, and they are the oldest observatories in the world. Life in India has a lot to do with what is written in the stars. The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments. It was built by Maharaja [...]
Great Alpine Highway
The lovely thing about driving around in New Zealand is that you can cover a lot of the country in fairly good time. This shot was taken towards the end of my trip there in 2009. I had spent the previous couple of days on the West Coast in the little township outside the Franz-Joseph [...]
Welcome to 2012
Goodbye 2011 – welcome to 2012… ok, so this post is a day late… I did shoot it and post it on Facebook within 20 minutes of taking it, but I supposed that I could have gotten it here earlier. Being as far east in the world as we are, Melbourne does get the opportunity [...]
Riding past the public purse
The centrepiece (if you would like to call it that) of Melbourne’s Bourke Street mall is “The Public Purse”, a very large replica of a woman’s purse that sits in front of Melbourne’s GPO on the intersection of Bourke Street and Elizabeth Street. It is one of the busiest tram stops in Melbourne and is [...]
